Subhash Chandra, R C Venkateish resign from Dish TV board

Jawahar Lal Goel is the new chairman of the boardPTI | Updated: October 28, 2015, 08:59 IST

Appearing before the court, Delhi Police told the court that Subhash Chandra and Punit Goenka, MD of the channel, were also accused in the case. It said Chandra was complicit in the demand of money.Dish TV promoter director Subhash Chandra (pictured) and CEO R C Venkateish have resigned, while the company has appointed Jawahar Lal Goel as chairman of the board.

The board of the company has "accepted the resignation of Subhash Chandra, Non-Executive Promoter Director of the company from the Board of Directors of the company... and nominated Jawahar Lal Goel as Chairman of the Board", Dish TV said in a BSE filing.

Chandra's resignation would be affective from the close of working hours of October 27, 2015, it added. The company further said its CEO R C Venkateish has also resigned.

The board has "took on record the resignation of R C Venkateish, as the CEO of the company, with effect from the close of working hours of October 31, 2015", it added. The board has also accepted the resignations of Mintoo Bhandari, non-executive nominee director and his Alternate Director Utsav Baijal with effect from October 27, 2015.